Letters: Recognizing Kirkland's work to benefit Chester

In one of your previous articles, you stated that the Delaware County Times was committed to helping to improve the image of the city of Chester.

Recently, a site meeting of the state House Tourism and Recreation Committee was held to discuss the expansive plans of Sun Center Studios. Would you think the leadership capabilities of Chester residents might have benefited if your reporter had mentioned that the tourism and recreation committee meeting was chaired by state Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland, D-159 of Chester? Not only did reporter Kathleen E. Carey not mention in her article that Rep. Kirkland is the minority chairman of the House Tourism and Recreation Committee for the whole state of Pennsylvania, she did not think it was important enough to even mention that Rep. Kirkland was present at the meeting and chaired it in the absence of the majority chairman.

It may not seem important to you and the people who live in Delaware County to mention; however, those who look to Rep. Kirkland for his leadership ability do find this omission of one of the cityís most influential leaders a slight.